Lot no. 155
PAIR OF CRUSADER PERIOD BRONZE RINGS
Ca. AD 1100 - 1250.
A pair of bronze rings, each with a broad bezel engraved with geometric patterns enclosed within almond-shaped frames. The ring on the left displays a complex design of radiating triangles and lozenges set within a bordered field, while the one on the right presents a simpler cross pattern framed by incised linear decoration.
For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 685.
Size: D:16.71-19.15mm / US: 6 1/4-9 1/4 / UK: M-S; Weight: 10g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.
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